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fighting the good fight.

by Rob Friesel

Via Boing Boing, we hear of one man’s quest to get vinyl ripped to MP3 and out onto the P2P nets since most of it is now apparently public domain. First problem that jumps out is: …need a record player with component outputs… …which just says (to me at least) that this guy doesn’t know […]

what about michael b.?

by Rob Friesel

And now for the news we’re *not* hearing: Michael Badnarik concedes election to Bush. Reuters reports: “In his call to President Bush, Badnarik concedes defeat. However, this concession does not come before the acknowledgment that he [the incumbent] ‘put up a good fight’ and that ‘next time the televised debate conspirists won’t get their way.’ […]

Badnarik.

by Rob Friesel

Fight the two party system! Libertarian party candidate Michael Badnarik was arrested for attempting to make his voice heard as a presidential candidate. Affidavit Friday October 8, 2004 3:35 PM Statement by Samuel P. New and Margaret E. Taylor Today at approximately 2:38PM, we entered the office building at 1200 New Hampshire Ave., NW in […]

(p)[re]hash.

by Rob Friesel

While reviewing/re-formatting the July and August 2003 posts, I stumbled across one in particular that felt timely and worth re-visiting… Libertarians, GeeksCircle I Limbo Democrats, Greens, ObjectivistsCircle II Whirling in a Dark & Stormy Wind Republicans, Hipsters, Goths, DMV Employees, General asshats, TrixiesCircle III Mud, Rain, Cold, Hail & Snow Scientologists, Osama bin LadenCircle IV […]

Should I Rip This? v1.0

by Rob Friesel

(via Boing Boing) A handy flowchart to determine whether/not it’s ethical to rip that tune! Ask yourself time-honored questions like: “Does the artist prefer you not to hear their unreleased material?” and “Does the label which currently owns the song have a history of swindling its artists?” or “Is this an indie label which could […]

washingtonienne.

by Rob Friesel

I need more time to read this. I don’t need more time to know how I feel about the first third… …she detailed the peccadilloes of the men she said were her six current sexual partners, including a married Bush administration official who met her in hotel rooms and gave her envelopes of cash; a […]